Think Literacy and Peace This International Literacy Day, September 8
On September 8, the world will mark International Literacy Day , recognizing the more than 759 million adults—16 percent of the world’s population—who possess only basic or below basic literacy levels in their native languages.
The theme of this year’s International Literacy Day is Literacy and Peace. Literacy can have a tremendous impact on conflict resolution and human rights. In fact, peace projects are one of the core international initiatives at ProLiteracy, helping to address violence, cultural expression, and indigenous rights in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, and Canada.
ProLiteracy’s Literacy and Peace Initiative integrates literacy and peace building to help men, women, and children in 10 African and Middle Eastern countries develop non-violent solutions to conflict-based problems. Specifically, ProLiteracy works in Afghanistan with partner Roqia Center to peacefully change th